Indications And Dose
Treatment of seasonal allergic hay fever due to tree pollen in patients who have failed to respond to anti-allergy drugs ▶BY SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION ▶Adult: (consult product literature)
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Treatment of seasonal allergic hay fever due to tree pollen in patients who have failed to respond to anti-allergy drugs ▶BY SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION ▶Adult: (consult product literature)
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Consult product literature
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Consult product literature
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Each set of allergen extracts usually contains vials for the administration of graded amounts of allergen to patients undergoing hyposensitisation. Maintenance sets containing vials at the highest strength are also available. Product literature must be consulted for details of allergens, vial strengths, and administration.
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DESENSITISING VACCINES In view of concerns about the safety of desensitising vaccines, it is recommended that they are used by specialists and only for the following indications: . seasonal allergic hay fever (caused by pollen) that has not responded to anti-allergic drugs; . hypersensitivity to wasp and bee venoms. Manufacturer advises desensitising vaccines should generally be avoided or used with particular care in patients with asthma.
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→Appendix 1: tree pollen extract
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SIDE-EFFECTS, FURTHER INFORMATION Hypersensitivity reactions to immunotherapy can be life-threatening. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be immediately available and patients need to be monitored for at least 1 hour after injection. If symptoms or signs of hypersensitivity develop (e.g. rash, urticaria, bronchospasm, faintness), even when mild, the patient should be observed until these have resolved completely.
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Should be avoided in pregnant women— consult product literature.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Suspension for injection ▶Pollinex Trees (Allergy Therapeutics (UK) Ltd) Pollinex Trees No 3 suspension for injection 1ml vials | 1 vial P s Pollinex Trees suspension for injection treatment and extension course vials | 4 vial P £450.00 Pollinex Trees No 2 suspension for injection 1ml vials | 1 vial P s Pollinex Trees No 1 suspension for injection 1ml vials | 1 vial P s
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(consult product literature)
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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